Dzüünharaa weather in January

In January, Dzüünharaa sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.5 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dzüünharaa's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzüünharaa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:49 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dzüünharaa is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -13°C by the end.

A typical January day in Dzüünharaa reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-14-25
2-14-25
3-14-26
4-14-26
5-15-26
6-15-26
7-15-26
8-15-26
9-15-26
10-15-26
11-15-27
12-15-27
13-14-27
14-14-27
15-14-27
16-14-27
17-14-27
18-14-27
19-14-27
20-14-27
21-14-27
22-14-27
23-14-27
24-13-26
25-13-26
26-13-26
27-13-26
28-13-26
29-13-26
30-12-26
31-12-26

How January really feels in Dzüünharaa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dzüünharaa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -26°20.518.50.0
Feb-8° / -23°30.91.59.80.0
Mar / -13°72.12.511.60.1
Apr11° / -3°184.13.113.42.8
May18° / 397.12.1156.0
Jun23° / 10°538.90.115.96.9
Jul25° / 13°6510.4015.56.7
Aug23° / 11°7210014.26.8
Sep17° / 427.41.112.45.8
Oct / -4°204.63.510.51.7
Nov-4° / -15°82.73.38.90.0
Dec-12° / -23°311.88.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37030
47030
57030
67129
77129
87228
97228
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227228
237228
247228
257228
267327
277327
287426
297426
307426
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dzüünharaa gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
146
246
345
435
535
634
734
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:545:00
28.18:545:01
38.18:545:02
48.28:545:03
58.28:545:04
68.28:545:05
78.28:535:06
88.28:535:08
98.38:535:09
108.38:535:10
118.38:525:11
128.38:525:12
138.48:515:14
148.48:515:15
158.48:505:16
168.58:495:17
178.58:495:19
188.58:485:20
198.68:475:22
208.68:475:23
218.68:465:24
228.78:455:26
238.78:445:27
248.88:435:29
258.88:425:30
268.88:415:32
278.98:405:33
288.98:395:35
299.08:385:36
309.08:375:38
319.18:355:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dzüünharaa?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dzüünharaa.

What to pack for Dzüünharaa in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Dzüünharaa sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dzüünharaa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dzüünharaa peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dzüünharaa in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dzüünharaa is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.7× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1731 µg/m³Dec 144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun11Good
Jul33Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dzüünharaa?

Dzüünharaa sits at 48.9°N, 106.5°E, 867 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Darhan, 81 km away.

SühbaatarKyakhtaErdenet

Topography around Dzüünharaa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dzüünharaa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzüünharaa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 884 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,976 m.

The land around Dzüünharaa is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,976 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Darhan 81 km · Ulaanbaatar 110 km · Zuunmod 133 km · Dzuunmod 133 km · Nalayh 135 km · Sühbaatar 154 km · Kyakhta 166 km · Erdenet 175 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,108
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 447
Religion
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dzüünharaa (48.8523°, 106.4579°, elevation 867 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).